| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |